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Pre-order date for HTC Vive announced

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Valve and HTC will start accepting preorders for the Vive VR headset on February 29 2016, just a few weeks before the device begins to ship in April HTC CEO Cher Wang has confirmed. Oculus Rift will start shipping to consumers on March 28.

 

No price released yet

 

Source gameindustry.biz

 

 

 

My guess is that it's going to be 650 to 700 USD

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I say it will be 800-1000$

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Nice. Not one for preordering or VR, but nice. The Vive is an interesting product IMO.

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Speaking of the vive, this video is quite funny : 

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Nice. Not one for preordering or VR, but nice. The Vive is an interesting product IMO.

I agree. But no way i preorder it. I will buy it when its tested and when its available without expensive gimmicks i dont need.

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I agree. But no way i preorder it. I will buy it when its tested and when its available without expensive gimmicks i dont need.

Absolutely. I never preorder anything, I always prefer to read a few reviews and wait for sales before shelling out, especially for something so expensive as the Vive.

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I'm betting on $700. Still too much imo but I'd be more comfortable paying that for a Vive than $600 for a rift.

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They better undercut the rift price

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They better undercut the rift price

 

Optimistic much? It offers more, therefore it will cost more.

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Optimistic much? It offers more, therefore it will cost more.

It'll probably be the same price

 

Good way to make your competition look bad while still getting in money

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It'll probably be the same price

 

Good way to make your competition look bad while still getting in money

 

If they manage to pull it off, congrats to them and good for us, but I seriously doubt it. My bet is on $699.

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If they manage to pull it off, congrats to them and good for us, but I seriously doubt it. My bet is on $699.

Don't forget valve doesn't have shareholders to please

 

They'll probably subsidize HTC so they profit

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I don't have high hopes for a cheaper-than-rift price lol, I would certainly love to be proven wrong though.

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If it's more expensive than the Rift, won't people just...buy the Rift?

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I agree with the OP's price of 650 to 700 bucks

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